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NewsSun, 07 Jun 2020 06:22:33 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/current/m20930/Geneva.htm'We will take all the necessary decisions at the right time' - IOC President BachIOC President Thomnas Bach says that they will take "all the necessary decisions at the right time" concerning the staging of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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VideoSat, 16 May 2020 12:46:12 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20200516/13054698/We-will-take-all-the-necessary-decisions-at.htmWhen is a neighbors' lockdown fun too loud?Calls to police in Geneva have more doubled under lockdown, with one to complain about a neighborhood choir intended to cheer people up. Joe Davies reports.
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VideoThu, 30 Apr 2020 17:32:14 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20200430/13020216/When-is-neighbors-lockdown-fun-too-loud.htmWHO: Easing restrictions is not the end of epidemic in any countrySpeaking at a news conference in Geneva, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the easing of movement restrictions does not mark the "the end of epidemic" for any country.
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VideoMon, 20 Apr 2020 21:44:13 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20200420/12997678/WHO-Easing-restrictions-is-not-the-end-of.htm'Mixed picture' in Europe, vaccine at least a year away: WHOThe World Health Organization believes we're yet to reach the peak of the global health crisis and are cautious about the "mixed picture" in Europe, despite improvements in some countries after weeks..
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VideoTue, 14 Apr 2020 14:33:14 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20200414/12983505/Mixed-picture-in-Europe-vaccine-at-least.htmUN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200604/3565-UN-office-denounces-human-rights-violations-in-Philippines.jpg" alt="UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines">
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offenders and to disband private and state-backed paramilitary groups. The U.N. rights office chronicled long-standing concerns about state-backed and vigilante violence in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has particularly drawn domestic and international condemnation for a deadly crackdown on drug offenders and users. “A heavy-handed focus on countering national security...
Reported by WorldNews 3 days ago.
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Front PageThu, 04 Jun 2020 05:51:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlsbu0kyr/UN-office-denounces-human-rights-violations-in-Philippines.htmUS wants WHO review of COVID-19 response to start ‘now’<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200522/3565-US-wants-WHO-review-of-COVID-19-response.jpg" alt="US wants WHO review of COVID-19 response to start ‘now’">
GENEVA (AP) — The United States says it wants the World Health Organization to start work “now” on a planned independent review of its coordinated international response to the COVID-19 outbreak, at a time the Trump administration has repeatedly criticized the agency and is threatening to cut off U.S. funding for it. Adm. Brett Giroir, an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sent a letter to the U.N. health agency’s executive board meeting on Friday saying the United States believes the WHO can “immediately...
Reported by WorldNews 2 weeks ago.
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Front PageFri, 22 May 2020 19:45:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlrvaivdk/US-wants-WHO-review-of-COVID-19-response.htmSyria's warring parties agree to Geneva talks: U.N. envoyOpposing sides in Syria's conflict have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for negotiations on the constitution, United Nations Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Tuesday, adding that a lull in fighting could provide an opportunity to start healing "deep, deep mistrust" between them.
Reported by Reuters 3 weeks ago.
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WorldTue, 19 May 2020 09:22:22 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlrvah4xo/Syria-warring-parties-agree-to-Geneva-talks.htmMore than 1,000 queue for food in rich Geneva amid virus shutdownMore than 1,000 people queued up on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.
Reported by Reuters on May 9, 2020.
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WorldSat, 09 May 2020 13:19:24 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlrvadgpb/More-than-000-queue-for-food-in.htmWHO: Pompeo's statement about coronavirus emerging from Wuhan lab 'speculative'<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200505/3565-WHO-Pompeo-statement-about-coronavirus-emerging-from.jpg" alt="WHO: Pompeo's statement about coronavirus emerging from Wuhan lab 'speculative'">
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo citing “evidence” that the new coronavirus had emerged from a Chinese laboratory were “speculative”, and called for a science-based inquiry. Pompeo said on Sunday there was “a significant amount of evidence” that the virus emerged from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan, but did not dispute U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that it was not man-made. Dr Mike...
Reported by WorldNews on May 5, 2020.
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Front PageTue, 05 May 2020 07:38:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlrvabo29/WHO-Pompeo-statement-about-coronavirus-emerging-from.htmWorld leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but US won't take part<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200424/3565-World-leaders-to-launch-WHO-COVID-19-plan.jpg" alt="World leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but US won't take part">
GENEVA: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch a global initiative on Friday to accelerate work to fight COVID-19, the World Health Organization said, but the United States said it will not take part. The WHO said late on Thursday it would to announce a "landmark collaboration" on Friday to speed development of safe, effective drugs, tests and vaccines to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19. WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told a UN briefing on Friday that Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der...
Reported by WorldNews on April 24, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 24 Apr 2020 14:36:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlrequl1v/World-leaders-to-launch-WHO-COVID-19-plan.htmGeneva baby's arrival shows life goes on amid coronavirus chaosHer parents were infected with COVID-19 last month, the maternity unit was operating under lockdown and their relatives live across closed borders, yet like millions of other babies, Bertille arrived without a hitch.
Reported by Reuters on April 15, 2020.
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WorldWed, 15 Apr 2020 11:23:58 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlreqqze4/Geneva-baby-arrival-shows-life-goes-on.htmCOVID-19 Ten Times Worse Than Swine Flu, Vaccine Needed to Fully Halt Disease: WHO<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200413/3565-COVID-19-Ten-Times-Worse-Than-Swine-Flu.jpg" alt="COVID-19 Ten Times Worse Than Swine Flu, Vaccine Needed to Fully Halt Disease: WHO">
Geneva, April 13: The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, also called H1N1, which caused a global pandemic in 2009, the World Health Organization said Monday, calling for control...
Reported by WorldNews on April 14, 2020.
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Front PageMon, 13 Apr 2020 18:15:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlreqqh0f/COVID-19-Ten-Times-Worse-Than-Swine-Flu.htmWHO head defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200409/3565-WHO-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against.jpg" alt="WHO head defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism">
GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, in response to US President Donald Trump’s criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for unity and a halt to “politicization” of the global health crisis, specifically urging China and the United States to show “honest leadership”. Tedros said he expected US funding to continue with traditional bipartisan support. Trump and his administration repeated its criticism, on Wednesday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said...
Reported by WorldNews on April 9, 2020.
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Front PageThu, 09 Apr 2020 07:08:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlreqp1vq/WHO-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against.htmChinese masks, or 'blue gold', arrive for Swiss hospitalsA Boeing 747 landed in Geneva on Monday with 92 tonnes of protective medical equipment including masks made in China for distribution to 13 Swiss hospitals and pharmaceutical associations as they battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reported by Reuters on April 6, 2020.
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WorldMon, 06 Apr 2020 14:42:50 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlreqns5t/Chinese-masks-or-blue-gold-arrive-for.htmWHO urges all countries to unite against COVID-19 pandemic<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200326/3565-WHO-urges-all-countries-to-unite-against-COVID.jpg" alt="WHO urges all countries to unite against COVID-19 pandemic">
GENEVA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged all countries to unite against the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that "millions could die" without aggressive action. "Almost half a million people have already been infected, and more than 20,000 have lost their lives. The pandemic...
Reported by WorldNews on March 27, 2020.
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Front PageThu, 26 Mar 2020 17:58:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy76kg6/WHO-urges-all-countries-to-unite-against-COVID.htmInfantino Eyes Reboot for Soccer to Avoid Crisis<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200323/3565-Infantino-Eyes-Reboot-for-Soccer-to-Avoid-Crisis.jpg" alt="Infantino Eyes Reboot for Soccer to Avoid Crisis">
GENEVA — The future of soccer could be fewer games and fewer top competitions to help avoid a financial crisis, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a newspaper interview published Monday. With soccer around the world in near-total shutdown and no end in sight because of the coronavirus pandemic, Infantino said the sport risked going into recession. “Maybe we...
Reported by WorldNews on March 24, 2020.
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Front PageMon, 23 Mar 2020 14:01:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy754wj/Infantino-Eyes-Reboot-for-Soccer-to-Avoid-Crisis.htmWHO to youth on COVID-19: 'You are not invincible'<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200320/3565-WHO-to-youth-on-COVID-19-You.jpg" alt="WHO to youth on COVID-19: 'You are not invincible'">
GENEVA — Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people, who must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people, the...
Reported by WorldNews on March 21, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 20 Mar 2020 19:31:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy748k9/WHO-to-youth-on-COVID-19-You.htmThree people have coronavirus at U.S. mission in Geneva: officialThree people employed by the U.S. diplomatic mission in Geneva have contracted coronavirus, but are in "good condition", a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, declining to give specifics.
Reported by Reuters on March 19, 2020.
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WorldThu, 19 Mar 2020 12:26:50 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqy73il3/Three-people-have-coronavirus-at-mission.htmCOVID-19 cases top 200,000 globally, death toll over 8,000: WHO<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200319/3565-COVID-19-cases-top-200-000-globally-death.jpg" alt="COVID-19 cases top 200,000 globally, death toll over 8,000: WHO">
Photo taken in Brussels of Belgium on March 16, 2020 shows World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at a virtual press conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) WHO chief reiterated countries must isolate, test, treat every case and trace every contact to suppress and control...
Reported by WorldNews on March 19, 2020.
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Front PageThu, 19 Mar 2020 02:47:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy73e02/COVID-19-cases-top-200-000-globally-death.htmMore COVID-19 cases, deaths reported in rest of world than in China — WHO<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200317/3565-More-COVID-19-cases-deaths-reported-in-rest.jpg" alt="More COVID-19 cases, deaths reported in rest of world than in China — WHO">
GENEVA — There have now been more COVID-19 cases and deaths in the rest of the world than in China, the World Health Organisation said Monday. "More cases and deaths have now been reported in the rest of the world than in China," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva,...
Reported by WorldNews on March 17, 2020.
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Front PageTue, 17 Mar 2020 10:09:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy72k6v/More-COVID-19-cases-deaths-reported-in-rest.htmTest, test, test, urges WHO chief<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200317/3565-Test-test-test-urges-WHO-chief.jpg" alt="Test, test, test, urges WHO chief">
Geneva — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on all countries to ramp up their testing programmes as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic, and also urged companies to boost production of vital equipment to overcome acute shortages. “We have a simple message to all countries — test, test, test,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Monday. “All countries...
Reported by WorldNews on March 17, 2020.
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Front PageTue, 17 Mar 2020 07:54:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy72k72/Test-test-test-urges-WHO-chief.htmThreat of coronavirus pandemic 'has become very real' -WHO's Tedros<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200309/3565-Threat-of-coronavirus-pandemic-has-become-very-real.jpg" alt="Threat of coronavirus pandemic 'has become very real' -WHO's Tedros">
GENEVA — The coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic but outbreaks in countries can still be controled through a...
Reported by WorldNews on March 10, 2020.
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Front PageMon, 09 Mar 2020 17:21:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy6zkkq/Threat-of-coronavirus-pandemic-has-become-very-real.htmUS Divided Over Support for Turkey in Syria, Jeffrey Says<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200305/3565-US-Divided-Over-Support-for-Turkey-in-Syria.jpg" alt="US Divided Over Support for Turkey in Syria, Jeffrey Says">
James Jeffrey, US special representative for Syria, addresses the media in Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 25, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Denis Balibouse / File. There is no unanimity in Washington over support for Turkey in Syria’s Idlib because of Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, US envoy James Jeffrey said on Thursday. Fighting in Idlib has intensified in recent weeks...
Reported by WorldNews on March 5, 2020.
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Front PageThu, 05 Mar 2020 15:32:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqy6y0ck/US-Divided-Over-Support-for-Turkey-in-Syria.htmIndia slams UNHRC for filing intervention application in Supreme Court over CAA"Our Permanent Mission in Geneva was informed yesterday evening by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Michelle Bachelet) that her office had filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court of India in respect to the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act," MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
Reported by IndiaTimes on March 3, 2020.
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IndiaTue, 03 Mar 2020 08:28:17 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zlqy6wpg0/India-slams-UNHRC-for-filing-intervention-application-in.htmSwiss court convicts British lawyer of defaming oil trader to MI5A Geneva court found a British lawyer guilty of defamation and attempted extortion for writing letters to Western intelligence services accusing his former client, a Russian-led oil trader, of financing terrorism.
Reported by Reuters on February 29, 2020.
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WorldSat, 29 Feb 2020 18:26:35 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnib7n/Swiss-court-convicts-British-lawyer-of-defaming-oil.htmSwiss anti-viral ban on large events hits Geneva car show head-onSwitzerland on Friday banned large events expected to draw more than 1,000 people in a drive to curb the new coronavirus epidemic, prompting cancellation of the Geneva car show and grumbling from businesses watching demand vanish.
Reported by Reuters on February 28, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 28 Feb 2020 16:34:11 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhnhx7g/Swiss-anti-viral-ban-on-large-events-hits.htmCoronavirus outbreak 'getting bigger', WHO says<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200228/3565-Coronavirus-outbreak-getting-bigger-WHO-says.jpg" alt="Coronavirus outbreak 'getting bigger', WHO says">
GENEVA/BEIJING - The rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with six countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organization warning it could spread worldwide and Switzerland cancelling the giant Geneva car show. World share markets crashed again, winding up their worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis and bringing the global wipeout to $6 trillion. Hopes that the epidemic that started in China late last year would be over in months, and that economic activity would quickly return to normal, have been shattered as the number of international cases has spiralled. “The outbreak is getting bigger,” WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier...
Reported by WorldNews on February 29, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 28 Feb 2020 16:06:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhni4vb/Coronavirus-outbreak-getting-bigger-WHO-says.htmCoronavirus outbreak 'getting bigger', says WHO, warning of spread worldwideThe rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with five countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organization warning it could spread worldwide and Switzerland cancelling the giant Geneva car show.
Reported by Reuters on February 28, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 28 Feb 2020 14:31:11 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhnhvia/Coronavirus-outbreak-getting-bigger-says-WHO-warning.htmWHO warns of coronavirus spreading worldwide as five countries report first casesThe rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with five countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organization warning it could spread worldwide and Switzerland cancelling the giant Geneva car show.
Reported by Reuters on February 28, 2020.
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WorldFri, 28 Feb 2020 13:40:50 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnhulv/WHO-warns-of-coronavirus-spreading-worldwide-as-five.htmGeneva car show axed; coronavirus wipes $5 trillion off world marketsThe rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with countries on three continents reporting their first cases and Swiss authorities cancelling the giant Geneva car show.
Reported by Reuters on February 28, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 28 Feb 2020 12:45:26 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhnhtw9/Geneva-car-show-axed-coronavirus-wipes-trillion.htmGeneva car show axed as Swiss ban large events to fight virusSwitzerland on Friday banned large events expected to draw more than 1,000 people as an extraordinary measure to curb the new coronavirus epidemic, forcing cancellation of the Geneva car show next week.
Reported by Reuters on February 28, 2020.
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Front PageFri, 28 Feb 2020 10:59:18 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhnhs3q/Geneva-car-show-axed-as-Swiss-ban-large.htmCOVID-19 "at decisive point" as epidemic worsens outside China: WHO chief<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200227/3565-COVID-19-at-decisive-point-as-epidemic-worsens.jpg" alt="COVID-19 at decisive point as epidemic worsens outside China: WHO chief">
GENEVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the world is at a "decisive point" to tackle the coronavirus outbreak as new cases outside China has outnumbered that inside the...
Reported by WorldNews on February 27, 2020.
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Front PageThu, 27 Feb 2020 17:59:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhnhi6d/COVID-19-at-decisive-point-as-epidemic-worsens.htmUN rights chief expresses 'great concern' over CAA, urges leaders to prevent violence<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200227/3565-UN-rights-chief-expresses-great-concern-over-CAA.jpg" alt="UN rights chief expresses 'great concern' over CAA, urges leaders to prevent violence">
GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Thursday voiced "great concern" over India's amended citizenship law and reports of "police inaction" in the face of communal attacks in Delhi, urging political leaders to prevent violence. Updating the ongoing 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on human rights developments around the world, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet also spoke about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. She said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) adopted last year by India's Parliament was of "great concern"....
Reported by WorldNews on February 27, 2020.
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Front PageThu, 27 Feb 2020 13:18:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhnhi6u/UN-rights-chief-expresses-great-concern-over-CAA.htmU.N. rights boss expected in China, including restive Xinjiang region, this year: envoyChina expects U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to visit the country this year, including its restive Xinjiang region, its Geneva ambassador said on Wednesday.
Reported by Reuters on February 26, 2020.
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WorldWed, 26 Feb 2020 13:35:31 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnguuz/rights-boss-expected-in-China-including.htmEastern Libyan lawmakers not to join Geneva talksLawmakers based in areas of eastern Libya controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they would not participate for now in peace talks with politicians allied to the internationally recognized government.
Reported by Reuters on February 24, 2020.
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WorldMon, 24 Feb 2020 17:08:37 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnfzeq/Eastern-Libyan-lawmakers-not-to-join-Geneva-talks.htmEastern Libyan lawmakers to not to join Geneva talksLawmakers based in areas of eastern Libya controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they would not participate for now in peace talks with politicians allied to the internationally recognized government.
Reported by Reuters on February 24, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnfxym/Eastern-Libyan-lawmakers-to-not-to-join-Geneva.htm
WorldMon, 24 Feb 2020 15:38:24 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnfxym/Eastern-Libyan-lawmakers-to-not-to-join-Geneva.htmRival eastern Libya-based parliament suspends participation in Geneva peace talksLawmakers based in eastern Libya controlled by Khalifa Haftar will suspend their participation in political peace talks with counterparts allied to the internationally recognized administration, a statement said Monday.
Reported by Reuters on February 24, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnfwy3/Rival-eastern-Libya-based-parliament-suspends-participation-in.htm
WorldMon, 24 Feb 2020 14:32:05 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnfwy3/Rival-eastern-Libya-based-parliament-suspends-participation-in.htmU.N. says Libya ceasefire talks back on track in GenevaThe United Nations said on Friday ceasefire talks were back on track between the forces fighting over Libya's capital, days after the internationally recognized government pulled out of the negotiations as its foes shelled Tripoli's port.
Reported by Reuters on February 21, 2020.
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WorldFri, 21 Feb 2020 11:49:40 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhnetmv/says-Libya-ceasefire-talks-back-on.htmIndia all geared against Pakistan in Geneva; Vikas Swarup to lead delegationThis is for the second time Pakistan foreign minister SM Qureshi will be travelling to Geneva to raise Kashmir after New Delhi removed special status for the erstwhile state in August. This session comes close on heels of UNSG visit to Pakistan and begins on day US President Donald Trump arrives in India.
Reported by IndiaTimes on February 20, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zlqhneacp/India-all-geared-against-Pakistan-in-Geneva-Vikas.htm
IndiaThu, 20 Feb 2020 09:37:18 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zlqhneacp/India-all-geared-against-Pakistan-in-Geneva-Vikas.htmLibya's internationally recognized government suspends ceasefire talks in GenevaLibya's internationally recognized government suspended ceasefire talks hosted by the United Nations in Geneva after an attack on Tripoli port on Tuesday, the presidential council of the government announced in a statement.
Reported by Reuters on February 18, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhndng8/Libya-internationally-recognized-government-suspends-ceasefire-talks.htm
WorldTue, 18 Feb 2020 21:26:37 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhndng8/Libya-internationally-recognized-government-suspends-ceasefire-talks.htmAdvance team of WHO experts arrives in China to probe coronavirusAn advance World Health Organization team of medical experts arrived in China on Monday to investigate the coronavirus outbreak, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva.
Reported by Reuters on February 10, 2020.
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Front PageMon, 10 Feb 2020 15:29:04 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhna5e5/Advance-team-of-WHO-experts-arrives-in-China.htmWHO advance team on coronavirus on way to China: Tedros tweetAn advance team of international experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for Beijing to help investigate China's coronavirus epidemic, the Geneva-based agency said on Sunday.
Reported by Reuters on February 10, 2020.
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Front PageSun, 09 Feb 2020 21:05:03 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhn9ujy/WHO-advance-team-on-coronavirus-on-way-to.htmU.N. to host new Libya ceasefire talks after no deal in first roundLibya's warring parties will continue talks this month to try to reach a lasting ceasefire in a war for control of the capital Tripoli, the United Nations said on Saturday, after a first round in Geneva last week failed to yield an agreement.
Reported by Reuters on February 8, 2020.
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WorldSat, 08 Feb 2020 20:42:37 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhn9kjk/to-host-new-Libya-ceasefire-talks.htmWorld currently ‘not in a pandemic’ of China virus: WHO<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200205/3565-World-currently-not-in-pandemic-of-China.jpg" alt="World currently ‘not in a pandemic’ of China virus: WHO">
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, which has spread from China to two dozen countries, does not yet constitute a "pandemic". "Currently we are not in a pandemic," Sylvie Briand, head of WHO’s Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness division, told reporters in Geneva. Instead, she said, "we are at the phase where it is an epidemic with multiple foci." The disease has killed more than 425 people and infected a further 20,000 in China, nearly all of them in central Hubei province -- the epicentre of the outbreak -- and spread to two-dozen countries since it emerged in December. Briand said that while there is rapid spread of...
Reported by WorldNews on February 5, 2020.
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Front PageWed, 05 Feb 2020 01:48:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhn7xcy/World-currently-not-in-pandemic-of-China.htmLibya rivals in Geneva ready to negotiate, says UN envoy<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200204/3565-Libya-rivals-in-Geneva-ready-to-negotiate-says.jpg" alt="Libya rivals in Geneva ready to negotiate, says UN envoy">
Representatives from the warring factions in Libya’s bloody civil war are ready and willing to begin negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire, the UN envoy to the country has said. The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ghassan Salame, told reporters on Tuesday the opposing sides in the country’s internal conflict had a “genuine will to start negotiating”. The meeting of the representatives from the two camps in...
Reported by WorldNews on February 4, 2020.
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Front PageTue, 04 Feb 2020 14:53:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhn7sam/Libya-rivals-in-Geneva-ready-to-negotiate-says.htmUN envoy says Libya rivals ready to negotiate in GenevaThe U.N. envoy to Libya said on Tuesday there was a “genuine will to start negotiating” between rival military factions as they planned to meet for the first time for talks in Geneva aimed at securing a lasting ceasefire.
Reported by France 24 on February 4, 2020.
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WorldTue, 04 Feb 2020 14:44:46 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhn7oej/UN-envoy-says-Libya-rivals-ready-to-negotiate.htmU.N. Libya envoy says military rivals ready to negotiate in GenevaThe U.N. envoy to Libya said on Tuesday there was a "genuine will to start negotiating" between rival military factions as they planned to meet for the first time for talks in Geneva aimed at securing a lasting ceasefire.
Reported by Reuters on February 4, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhn7kpd/Libya-envoy-says-military-rivals-ready.htm
WorldTue, 04 Feb 2020 11:03:37 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhn7kpd/Libya-envoy-says-military-rivals-ready.htmU.N. Libya envoy says military factions ready to negotiate in GenevaThe U.N. envoy to Libya said on Tuesday there was a "genuine will to start negotiating" between rival factions as they started military talks in Geneva aimed at securing a lasting ceasefire in the North African country.
Reported by Reuters on February 4, 2020.
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WorldTue, 04 Feb 2020 09:19:40 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhn7jlp/Libya-envoy-says-military-factions-ready.htmWHO forecasts 81% cancer jump in poorer countries<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200204/3565-WHO-forecasts-81-cancer-jump-in-poorer-countries.jpg" alt="WHO forecasts 81% cancer jump in poorer countries">
GENEVA: The UN health agency on Tuesday warned cancer cases would rise by 81 percent in low- and middle-income countries by 2040 because of a lack of investment in prevention and care. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report that these countries had focused their limited resources on...
Reported by WorldNews on February 4, 2020.
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Front PageTue, 04 Feb 2020 05:07:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlqhn7sbi/WHO-forecasts-81-cancer-jump-in-poorer-countries.htmU.N.-brokered Libya military talks begin in GenevaThe U.N. Special Representative for Libya began talks in Geneva on Monday with the internationally recognized Government of National Accord and members of the Libyan National Army, led by commander Khalifa Haftar, the United Nations' Geneva office said.
Reported by Reuters on February 3, 2020.
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WorldMon, 03 Feb 2020 14:23:42 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlqhn7750/brokered-Libya-military-talks-begin-in.htmFactbox: What to watch from the WHO statement on the new coronavirusA World Health Organization panel is meeting in Geneva on Thursday to assess the latest evolution in the new coronavirus, which has killed 170 people and spread from China to at least 16 other countries.
Reported by Reuters on January 30, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlq13s4of/Factbox-What-to-watch-from-the-WHO-statement.htm
Front PageThu, 30 Jan 2020 12:43:19 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlq13s4of/Factbox-What-to-watch-from-the-WHO-statement.htmU.N. says offices in Geneva, Vienna targeted by 'well-resourced' cyberattack last yearThe United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by an "apparently well-resourced" cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed lists of user accounts, but that the damage had been contained.
Reported by Reuters on January 29, 2020.
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WorldWed, 29 Jan 2020 20:03:22 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlq13rtxz/says-offices-in-Geneva-Vienna-targeted.htmChina evacuations begin as WHO voices concern about virus spread<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200129/3565-China-evacuations-begin-as-WHO-voices-concern-about.jpg" alt="China evacuations begin as WHO voices concern about virus spread">
BEIJING/GENEVA — The United States and Japan flew nationals out of China’s coronavirus epicenter on Wednesday, as the number of deaths leapt to 133 and the World Health Organization said there was “deeply concerning” evidence of person-to-person transmission in other countries. The WHO said its Emergency Committee would reconvene on Thursday to decide whether the spread of the new virus from China now constitutes a global emergency. “In the last few days the progress of the virus especially in some countries, especially human-to-human transmission, worries us,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva, naming Germany, Vietnam...
Reported by WorldNews on January 29, 2020.
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Front PageWed, 29 Jan 2020 18:14:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlq13rvfd/China-evacuations-begin-as-WHO-voices-concern-about.htmSwiss jeweller files for bankruptcy amid Isabel dos Santos graft probe<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200129/3565-Swiss-jeweller-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-Isabel-dos.jpg" alt="Swiss jeweller files for bankruptcy amid Isabel dos Santos graft probe">
Zurich/Geneva — The Genevan jeweller De Grisogono, known for extravagant diamond jewellery worn by the likes of Paris Hilton, has filed for bankruptcy, ensnared in a corruption probe involving Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president. De Grisogono could not secure a buyer despite talks that lasted several months, the company said on Wednesday. The...
Reported by WorldNews on January 29, 2020.
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Front PageWed, 29 Jan 2020 13:20:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlq13rvg0/Swiss-jeweller-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-Isabel-dos.htmChina shares genetic sequence of novel coronavirus from Wuhan: WHO<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20200113/3565-China-shares-genetic-sequence-of-novel-coronavirus-from.jpg" alt="China shares genetic sequence of novel coronavirus from Wuhan: WHO">
GENEVA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that China had shared the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus in the latest outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, which is of great importance for developing specific diagnostic kits. The WHO said Sunday that it had received further detailed information from China's...
Reported by WorldNews on January 13, 2020.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlq13ko6b/China-shares-genetic-sequence-of-novel-coronavirus-from.htm
Front PageMon, 13 Jan 2020 10:43:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zlq13ko6b/China-shares-genetic-sequence-of-novel-coronavirus-from.htmLights out for multilateralism? Alarm as U.N. faces cash squeezeDuring talks on disarmament at the U.N.'s Geneva headquarters last month, alarm bells went off in the chamber to indicate that delegates had infringed new cost-cutting rules that restrict the length of meetings.
Reported by Reuters on December 19, 2019.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkl570pz9/Lights-out-for-multilateralism-Alarm-as.htm
Front PageThu, 19 Dec 2019 09:19:02 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkl570pz9/Lights-out-for-multilateralism-Alarm-as.htmImran Khan peddling familiar falsehoods: India on Pak PM's comments at refugee meet in GenevaIndia dismissed as "falsehoods" Pakistan PM Imran Khan's comments at a global refugee conference that millions of Muslims could flee India due to "clampdown" in Kashmir and enactment of the amended citizenship law. In his address at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Khan came down hard on India for scrapping special status of J&K as well as on the amended citizenship law.​
Reported by IndiaTimes on December 17, 2019.
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IndiaTue, 17 Dec 2019 14:29:26 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zkl56zw2e/Imran-Khan-peddling-familiar-falsehoods-India-on-Pak.htmPM Imran arrives in Geneva to co-convene first Global Refugee Forum<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191217/3565-PM-Imran-arrives-in-Geneva-to-co-convene.jpg" alt="PM Imran arrives in Geneva to co-convene first Global Refugee Forum">
Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday to co-convene the first Global Refugee Forum. According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office, the premier is accompanied by Special...
Reported by WorldNews on December 17, 2019.
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Front PageTue, 17 Dec 2019 03:45:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkl56zotd/PM-Imran-arrives-in-Geneva-to-co-convene.htmJobs for refugees a key focus of first global summit to address crisisAs countries prepare to meet at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva on Tuesday to coordinate a response to the global refugee crisis, one project in Australia is giving skilled refugees 12-week paid internships to help them resettle in their new country.
Reported by SBS on December 16, 2019.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Australia/1zkl56zdhn/Jobs-for-refugees-key-focus-of-first.htm
AustraliaMon, 16 Dec 2019 09:59:54 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Australia/1zkl56zdhn/Jobs-for-refugees-key-focus-of-first.htmEgypt seeks to parry rights criticism after mass arrestsEgypt has been trying to deflect criticism of its human rights record and prison conditions ahead of a U.N. review in Geneva on Wednesday that comes in the wake of thousands of new arrests.
Reported by Reuters on November 12, 2019.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkkon7u8n/Egypt-seeks-to-parry-rights-criticism-after-mass.htm
WorldTue, 12 Nov 2019 19:25:45 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkkon7u8n/Egypt-seeks-to-parry-rights-criticism-after-mass.htmMost expensive watch ever sold fetches $31 million at auction<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191111/3565-Most-expensive-watch-ever-sold-fetches-31-million.jpg" alt="Most expensive watch ever sold fetches $31 million at auction">
A one-of-a-kind Patek Philippe watch sold for $31 million at a charity auction in Geneva, making it the most expensive wristwatch ever auctioned. ......
Reported by WorldNews on November 12, 2019.
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Front PageMon, 11 Nov 2019 18:17:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkkon7fqe/Most-expensive-watch-ever-sold-fetches-31-million.htmIran is a country that has increasingly gone rogue on international norms and conventions<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191109/3565-Iran-is-country-that-has-increasingly-gone.jpg" alt="Iran is a country that has increasingly gone rogue on international norms and conventions">
As Iran fielded questions over its human rights policies at the UN in Geneva last week it was instructive to observe the bravura of Tehran’s representatives dismissing every concern raised as a fabrication. It was faced with a barrage of criticism over issues ranging from imprisonment and torture to forced marriage and female genital mutilation. The country’s ambassador repeatedly asserted in response that Iranian laws prohibited many violations and that courts would punish as violations. The whole process had an air of unreality, for Iran is a country that has increasingly gone rogue on international norms and conventions. Jason Rezaian, a US journalist who spent 544 days locked up in Iran...
Reported by WorldNews on November 9, 2019.
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Front PageSat, 09 Nov 2019 14:47:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkkon6l87/Iran-is-country-that-has-increasingly-gone.htmAssange ‘may die in jail,’ father warns<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191109/3565-Assange-may-die-in-jail-father-warns.jpg" alt="Assange ‘may die in jail,’ father warns">
GENEVA: THE father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday he worried his son would die in prison after nine years of “persecution” for daring to reveal US “war crimes.” John Shipton told reporters in Geneva that he had visited his son in a British prison two days ago and...
Reported by WorldNews on November 9, 2019.
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Front PageSat, 09 Nov 2019 03:49:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkkon6fws/Assange-may-die-in-jail-father-warns.htmSyrian talks to reconvene in Geneva on November 25: U.N. envoyA U.N. backed panel on Syria will meet again in Geneva later in November, the U.N. Special Envoy said on Friday, after it met for the first time seeking political reconciliation following 8-1/2 years of war.
Reported by Reuters on November 8, 2019.
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WorldFri, 08 Nov 2019 12:50:14 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkkon64ks/Syrian-talks-to-reconvene-in-Geneva-on-November.htmRussia-backed Syria constitution talks begin in Geneva<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191030/3565-Russia-backed-Syria-constitution-talks-begin-in-Geneva.jpg" alt="Russia-backed Syria constitution talks begin in Geneva">
150-strong committee meets to chart political settlement and negotiate end to civil war Russia will today underscore its role in the political future of Syria as the 150-strong Syrian constitutional committee meets for the first time under UN auspices to chart a political settlement to end the...
Reported by WorldNews on October 30, 2019.
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Front PageWed, 30 Oct 2019 09:35:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkk83ogr7/Russia-backed-Syria-constitution-talks-begin-in-Geneva.htmU.N. envoy to meet Turkey, Iran and Russia foreign ministers in GenevaU.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that he would meet foreign ministers from Turkey, Iran and Russia in Geneva on Tuesday, a day ahead of the first meeting of Syria's Constitutional Committee.
Reported by Reuters on October 28, 2019.
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Front PageMon, 28 Oct 2019 13:51:21 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkk83njnm/envoy-to-meet-Turkey-Iran-and.htmSyria ceasefire holding ahead of Constitutional Committee: U.N. envoy tells ReutersA ceasefire in northeast Syria seems to be holding "by and large", as major powers gather in Geneva ahead of the first meeting of Syria's Constitutional Committee next week, the U.N. Special Envoy told Reuters on Thursday.
Reported by Reuters on October 24, 2019.
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Front PageThu, 24 Oct 2019 16:55:07 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkk83m5xl/Syria-ceasefire-holding-ahead-of-Constitutional-Committee.htmSyrian Kurd sets himself on fire outside U.N. refugee agency: policeA Syrian Kurdish man in his 30s set himself on fire outside the United Nations refugee agency headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday and was quickly airlifted to hospital after the flames were extinguished, police said.
Reported by Reuters on October 23, 2019.
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WorldWed, 23 Oct 2019 10:48:25 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkk83lht9/Syrian-Kurd-sets-himself-on-fire-outside.htmMan sets himself on fire outside U.N. refugee agency: spokeswomanA man set himself on fire outside the U.N. refugee agency headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday and was evacuated by medical services, a spokeswoman said.
Reported by Reuters on October 23, 2019.
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WorldWed, 23 Oct 2019 08:19:49 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkk83lfyq/Man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside.htmGreens make big gains in latest Swiss parliamentary elections<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191021/3565-Greens-make-big-gains-in-latest-Swiss-parliamentary.jpg" alt="Greens make big gains in latest Swiss parliamentary elections">
GENEVA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Green parties made historic gains in Swiss parliamentary elections on Sunday with the Greens more than doubling their representation in the bigger chamber of the two-chamber parliament. Final results showed that the left-wing Green Party won 13 percent of the vote for the National Council, up nearly 6 percentage points compared with their...
Reported by WorldNews on October 21, 2019.
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Front PageMon, 21 Oct 2019 03:31:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkk83kg9o/Greens-make-big-gains-in-latest-Swiss-parliamentary.htmRussia's Putin revokes Geneva convention protocol on war crimes victimsRussian President Vladimir Putin has revoked an additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions related to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts, a Russian parliamentary website cites a letter from him as saying.
Reported by Reuters on October 17, 2019.
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkk83j77b/Russia-Putin-revokes-Geneva-convention-protocol-on.htm
WorldThu, 17 Oct 2019 17:23:46 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkk83j77b/Russia-Putin-revokes-Geneva-convention-protocol-on.htmWTO: US can put $7.5b in tariffs on European Union goods for Airbus case<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20191002/3565-WTO-US-can-put-5b-in-tariffs.jpg" alt="WTO: US can put $7.5b in tariffs on European Union goods for Airbus case">
GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation says the United States can impose tariffs on up to $7.5 billion worth of goods from the European Union as retaliation for illegal subsidies that the bloc gave to plane-maker Airbus — a record award from the trade body. The move green-lights the Trump administration to slap countermeasures on the 28-member bloc and follows a WTO ruling in May 2018 on the Airbus subsidies. Wednesday’s award doesn’t end the long-running trans-Atlantic dispute over aircraft: WTO arbitrators are expected to rule next year on how much the EU can impose in tariffs following a separate decision that...
Reported by WorldNews on October 2, 2019.
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Front PageWed, 02 Oct 2019 16:15:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkk83cwe0/WTO-US-can-put-5b-in-tariffs.htmSupercars seized from E. Guinea leader's son auctioned off in SwitzerlandAn auction house in Switzerland is set to sell 25 luxury cars including Ferraris, Rolls-Royces and Lamborghinis that Geneva authorities seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president in a money-laundering probe.
Reported by France 24 on September 29, 2019.
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WorldSun, 29 Sep 2019 07:26:07 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkjrjxyg3/Supercars-seized-from-Guinea-leader-son.htmReport: Launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency could be delayed<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190927/3565-Report-Launch-of-Facebook-cryptocurrency-could-be.jpg" alt="Report: Launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency could be delayed">
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi | Reuters GENEVA – The launch of Facebook’s Libra could be pushed back to tackle the regulatory concerns that have been raised around the world, the head of the organization set up to oversee the cryptocurrency told Reuters. Three months ago, Facebook announced plans to...
Reported by WorldNews on September 27, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 27 Sep 2019 19:37:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjrjxk5s/Report-Launch-of-Facebook-cryptocurrency-could-be.htmPakistan exposed within as well as outside of itBaloch and Sindhi activists on Friday gathered at the iconic Broken Chair in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to condemn the atrocities committed by the Pakistan army in Balochistan.
Reported by DNA on September 15, 2019.
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IndiaSat, 14 Sep 2019 23:45:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zkjrjrwcm/Pakistan-exposed-within-as-well-as-outside-of.htmReport: France Negative Attitude Towards Facebook’s Libra Development<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190913/3565-Report-France-Negative-Attitude-Towards-Facebook-Libra.jpg" alt="Report: France Negative Attitude Towards Facebook’s Libra Development">
cryptocurrency news facebook libra france Report: France Negative Attitude Towards Facebook’s Libra Development By Ady 2 mins ago Facebook the social media giant is facing lots of issues towards the acceptance of it’s proposed international project Libra. The development of the Geneva-based Libra project has to bear the brunt of negative approach from Europe as well. Recently, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has shown his negative stance on the progression of Facebook’s Inc. and its impending digital currency. BreakingtheNews.net published the updates on Sep 12th.Libra Expansion Seems Not Easy In France According to one of the world’s oldest news agency- Agence...
Reported by WorldNews on September 13, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 13 Sep 2019 11:03:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjrjrfbw/Report-France-Negative-Attitude-Towards-Facebook-Libra.htmAustralian advocates travel to UN to highlight discrimination against migrants with disabilitiesA group of Australians with disabilities have travelled to Geneva to tell a UN committee about their experiences of discrimination and call on the government for more support for the community.
Reported by SBS on September 11, 2019.
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AustraliaWed, 11 Sep 2019 05:49:14 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Australia/1zkjrjq8br/Australian-advocates-travel-to-UN-to-highlight-discrimination.htmIndia rejects Pakistan's demand for international probe by UNHRC on Kashmir<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190910/3565-India-rejects-Pakistan-demand-for-international-probe.jpg" alt="India rejects Pakistan's demand for international probe by UNHRC on Kashmir">
GENEVA: India on Tuesday said the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status was within the country's sovereign right and entirely an internal matter, rejecting Pakistan's "hysterical statements" and its demand for an international probe by the UNHRC into the Kashmir issue. Exercising its right to respond to Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's statements at the 42nd...
Reported by WorldNews on September 10, 2019.
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Front PageTue, 10 Sep 2019 17:39:32 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjrjpzyn/India-rejects-Pakistan-demand-for-international-probe.htmIndia exposes Pak campaign in GenevaIndia is led by a high powered delegation led by Secretary east Vijay Thakur Singh and former Indian envoy to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria
Reported by DNA on September 9, 2019.
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IndiaMon, 09 Sep 2019 23:35:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zkjrjpmyx/India-exposes-Pak-campaign-in-Geneva.htmIndian delegation in Geneva to counter Pakistan's claims of human rights violations in J&KA high-level Indian delegation is in Geneva to hold meetings with groups and representatives of various countries to counter Pakistan's allegations of human rights violations in Kashmir. The delegation is led by Ajay Bisaria, the India High Commissioner to Pakistan who was sent back after Pakistan unilaterally downgraded ties, and Vijay Thakur Singh, secretary east.
Reported by IndiaTimes on September 9, 2019.
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IndiaMon, 09 Sep 2019 11:28:36 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zkjrjpcsh/Indian-delegation-in-Geneva-to-counter-Pakistan.htmKashmir battle heads to the AlpsThe government has sent a team led by senior diplomat Ajay Bisaria to Geneva to boost the Indian presence at the UN Human Rights Council to fend off yet another Pakistani attempt against the Indian decisions on Kashmir. Pakistan pitched for a special session on Kashmir at HRC, but failed to get the 16 votes necessary for such a session.
Reported by IndiaTimes on September 1, 2019.
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IndiaSun, 01 Sep 2019 19:39:20 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zkjrjm8zv/Kashmir-battle-heads-to-the-Alps.htmRed Cross calls for more trust, understanding in Ebola-hit communities in DRC<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190827/3565-Red-Cross-calls-for-more-trust-understanding-in.jpg" alt="Red Cross calls for more trust, understanding in Ebola-hit communities in DRC">
GENEVA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Tuesday that besides effective vaccines and treatments, building trust and understanding in Ebola-hit communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is equally important. The warning came as the death toll...
Reported by WorldNews on August 27, 2019.
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Front PageTue, 27 Aug 2019 15:25:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjb06o8j/Red-Cross-calls-for-more-trust-understanding-in.htmUN convenes CITES summit to tackle threat of mass extinctionEnvoys gathered in Geneva Saturday for a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). A UN report released in May warned that 1 million species are now at risk of extinction due to human activities.
Reported by France 24 on August 17, 2019.
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WorldSat, 17 Aug 2019 11:55:49 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkjb02t24/UN-convenes-CITES-summit-to-tackle-threat-of.htmElephant protection debate to dominate conservation meetingSome countries are seeking extra protection while others want to re-open ivory markets at key trade meeting in Geneva.
Reported by BBC News on August 17, 2019.
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Front PageSat, 17 Aug 2019 00:45:15 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjb02p2a/Elephant-protection-debate-to-dominate-conservation-meeting.htmIran urged to free women held over veil protests<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190816/3565-Iran-urged-to-free-women-held-over-veil.jpg" alt="Iran urged to free women held over veil protests">
GENEVA - A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called for the immediate release of three Iranian women given long jail terms for protesting laws compelling women to wear veils. The trio were charged after a video posted online showed them handing out flowers on Tehran's metro on March 8, International Women's Day, according to a statement co-signed by five United Nations special rapporteurs and another expert. The...
Reported by WorldNews on August 16, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 16 Aug 2019 14:35:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjb02jz6/Iran-urged-to-free-women-held-over-veil.htmSteinmetz will fight corruption charges in Geneva court: lawyerIsraeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz rejects Swiss corruption charges against him in connection with winning mining contracts in Guinea and will appear in court to fight them, his Geneva lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday.
Reported by Reuters on August 13, 2019.
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WorldTue, 13 Aug 2019 12:34:37 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkjb0120c/Steinmetz-will-fight-corruption-charges-in-Geneva-court.htmFrench-Israeli diamond magnate to face trial in Geneva<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190813/3565-French-Israeli-diamond-magnate-to-face-trial-in.jpg" alt="French-Israeli diamond magnate to face trial in Geneva">
French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz will go on trial in Geneva over his alleged role in a corruption scandal involving mining deals in Guinea, Swiss prosecutors said Monday. Geneva prosecutor Claudio Mascotto, in charge of an investigation that began in 2013, has opened a case against the businessman and two partners on charges of corrupting public officials and forging documents. No date has been set for the start of their trial. Swiss prosecutors accuse the defendants of mak ......
Reported by WorldNews on August 13, 2019.
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Front PageTue, 13 Aug 2019 00:04:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjb00vl9/French-Israeli-diamond-magnate-to-face-trial-in.htmGeneva prosecutors indict billionaire Steinmetz in Guinea corruption caseA Swiss prosecutor said on Monday he was seeking prison terms for Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and two associates over the alleged payment of bribes linked to the allocation of mining licences in Guinea between 2005 and 2010.
Reported by Reuters on August 12, 2019.
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WorldMon, 12 Aug 2019 19:53:03 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkjb00rnq/Geneva-prosecutors-indict-billionaire-Steinmetz-in-Guinea-corruption.htmWFP to resume food aid in Yemen's Sanaa<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190809/3565-WFP-to-resume-food-aid-in-Yemen.jpg" alt="WFP to resume food aid in Yemen's Sanaa">
GENEVA - The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it would resume the distribution of food to 850,000 people in Yemen's capital Sanaa next week after a two-month stoppage, having reached an agreement the Iran-aligned Houthi authorities. The UN agency halted some...
Reported by WorldNews on August 9, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 09 Aug 2019 12:17:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjazzkds/WFP-to-resume-food-aid-in-Yemen.htmKlopp: Liverpool must improve to beat City<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190801/3565-Klopp-Liverpool-must-improve-to-beat-City.jpg" alt="Klopp: Liverpool must improve to beat City">
Jurgen Klopp took plenty of positives from Liverpool's 3-1 friendly win over Lyon but knows another step up is required against Man City. Liverpool must find an extra gear against Manchester City in Sunday's Community Shield despite ending their pre-season slump, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. The European champions fell behind to an early Memphis Depay penalty in Geneva, before strikes from the returning Roberto Firmino and Harry Wilson either...
Reported by WorldNews on August 1, 2019.
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Front PageThu, 01 Aug 2019 02:38:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkjazvwo4/Klopp-Liverpool-must-improve-to-beat-City.htmLiverpool end disappointing pre-season with victory over LyonLiverpool come from behind to end a disappointing pre-season campaign with a 3-1 victory over Lyon in Geneva.
Reported by BBC News on July 31, 2019.
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Front PageWed, 31 Jul 2019 18:55:02 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkiugi89b/Liverpool-end-disappointing-pre-season-with-victory-over.htmEbola victim did not enter Rwanda: WHO investigators<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190719/3565-Ebola-victim-did-not-enter-Rwanda-WHO-investigators.jpg" alt="Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda: WHO investigators">
GENEVA — A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to Rwanda or the Congolese city of Goma while contagious, the World Health Organization said on Friday. On Thursday, a report written by Uganda’s Health Ministry and published by the WHO’s Africa office had said the woman, a fishmonger, was suspected of going to Goma and Rwanda as...
Reported by WorldNews on July 19, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 19 Jul 2019 13:43:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkiugcrjy/Ebola-victim-did-not-enter-Rwanda-WHO-investigators.htmSwiss Arrest 6 After Cameroonian Guards Rough Up Journalist<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190703/3565-Swiss-Arrest-After-Cameroonian-Guards-Rough-Up.jpg" alt="Swiss Arrest 6 After Cameroonian Guards Rough Up Journalist">
The Geneva prosecutor's office says six members of Cameroonian President Paul Biya's security team have been arrested over...
Reported by WorldNews on July 3, 2019.
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Front PageWed, 03 Jul 2019 16:19:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkiug5ovw/Swiss-Arrest-After-Cameroonian-Guards-Rough-Up.htmWhy is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190702/3565-Why-is-the-UN-ignoring-China-concentration.jpg" alt="Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?">
The UN human rights council is letting down China’s Uighur Muslims. Protesters from our community have been gathered by the Broken Chair sculpture in Geneva for the ongoing 41st session of the UNHRC, hoping that their cries would be heard by the member states sitting not too far away. The disappointment came almost immediately. The commissioner’s opening speech glossed over the brutalities going on in China. And our trust was broken on the second day of the UNHRC session, when the vice governor of Xinjiang was given a platform to sell Beijing's propaganda of how its concentration camps are just “vocational training centers”. The protesters had hoped to be the voice of more than 2 million...
Reported by WorldNews on July 2, 2019.
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Front PageTue, 02 Jul 2019 11:06:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkiug500b/Why-is-the-UN-ignoring-China-concentration.htmAn ex-Manus detainee has blasted Australia at the UN Human Rights CouncilAbdul Aziz Muhamat has addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Reported by SBS on June 27, 2019.
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AustraliaThu, 27 Jun 2019 21:48:33 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Australia/1zkidwpodw/An-ex-Manus-detainee-has-blasted-Australia-at.htm'Refugees are being destroyed': Ex-Manus detainee blasts Australia at UN meetingAbdul Aziz Muhamat has addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Reported by SBS on June 27, 2019.
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AustraliaThu, 27 Jun 2019 03:04:49 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Australia/1zkidwp768/Refugees-are-being-destroyed-Ex-Manus-detainee.htmUN food agency begins ‘last resort’ partial withdrawal of aid to opposition-held Yemeni capital<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190621/3565-UN-food-agency-begins-last-resort-partial-withdrawal.jpg" alt="UN food agency begins ‘last resort’ partial withdrawal of aid to opposition-held Yemeni capital">
Humanitarian Aid The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN’s emergency food relief agency, confirmed on Friday in a statement that it has started a "partial suspension" of aid to areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi opposition forces, including the capital, Sana’a. Spokesperson Hervé Verhoosel briefed journalists in Geneva that the agency took the decision after efforts failed to prevent aid being diverted from those who need it most, despite repeated warnings: “In any conflict areas, some individuals seek to profit from preying on the vulnerable and diverting food away from where it is most needed”, he said. “WFP has been seeking the support of the Sana’a-based authorities to introduce a...
Reported by WorldNews on June 21, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 21 Jun 2019 17:40:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkidwmu75/UN-food-agency-begins-last-resort-partial-withdrawal.htmWIPO: 20 Years And 45,000 UDRP Filings Later<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190619/3565-WIPO-20-Years-And-45-000-UDRP-Filings.jpg" alt="WIPO: 20 Years And 45,000 UDRP Filings Later">
On Dec. 1, 1999, ICANN adopted the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), with 2019 marking 20 years since the first of nearly 45,000 cases determined, Domain Gang reported. It was determined under WIPO, the case was World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc v. Michael Bosman, involving the domain name worldwrestlingfederation.com, the report said. To commemorate the milestone, Domain Gang reports, the WIPO will hold a conference in Geneva on Monday, Oct. 21. The event will examine the present and future of the ADR system design, UDRP philosophy, related Internet developments and a range of other issues. WIPO, the report said, hopes to attract brand owners, trademark...
Reported by WorldNews on June 19, 2019.
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Front PageWed, 19 Jun 2019 17:15:32 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkidwlq8i/WIPO-20-Years-And-45-000-UDRP-Filings.htmPoor nations are hosting most refugees and need more help, says UN<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190619/3565-Poor-nations-are-hosting-most-refugees-and-need.jpg" alt="Poor nations are hosting most refugees and need more help, says UN">
Geneva — Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world's refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8-million displaced people who have fled war and persecution, the UN says. Half of the world’s forcibly displaced are children and the 2018 total is the highest in nearly 70 years, the UN refugee agency said in its annual flagship report, Global Trends. But the global figure, which comprises 25.9-million refugees, 41.3-million people uprooted within their homelands, and...
Reported by WorldNews on June 19, 2019.
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Front PageWed, 19 Jun 2019 09:11:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkidwlhm1/Poor-nations-are-hosting-most-refugees-and-need.htmTeens stand in cage outside U.N. building to protest U.S. immigration policyTeenagers stood inside a metal cage outside U.N. headquarters in Geneva on Monday to punctuate a protest by American and Mexican activists demanding that migrant children in U.S. custody be reunited with parents seeking asylum.
Reported by Reuters on June 17, 2019.
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USMon, 17 Jun 2019 14:30:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/1zkidwkkha/Teens-stand-in-cage-outside-building.htmTeens stand in cage outside U.N. HQ to protest U.S. immigration policyTeenagers stood inside a metal cage outside U.N. headquarters in Geneva on Monday to punctuate a protest by American and Mexican activists demanding that migrant children in U.S. custody be reunited with parents seeking asylum.
Reported by Reuters on June 17, 2019.
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WorldMon, 17 Jun 2019 14:21:52 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkidwkka4/Teens-stand-in-cage-outside-HQ.htmU.N. rights boss welcome in China, including Xinjiang, envoy saysChina's envoy in Geneva said on Thursday that he hoped U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet would visit China, including Xinjiang, where he said "education training centers" were helping to stamp out extremism and give people new skills.
Reported by Reuters on June 13, 2019.
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WorldThu, 13 Jun 2019 10:00:52 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkidwitg8/rights-boss-welcome-in-China-including.htmU.N. rights boss welcome in China, including Xinjiang: envoyChina's envoy in Geneva said on Thursday that he hoped U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet would visit China, including Xinjiang region, where he said "education training centers" were helping to stamp out extremism and give people new skills.
Reported by Reuters on June 13, 2019.
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WorldThu, 13 Jun 2019 08:58:02 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zkidwismi/rights-boss-welcome-in-China-including.htmOne in four Ebola cases undetected in Congo: WHO<img src="https://cdn.newsserve.net/i/20190607/3565-One-in-four-Ebola-cases-undetected-in-Congo.jpg" alt="One in four Ebola cases undetected in Congo: WHO">
GENEVA: Roughly a quarter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo are estimated to be going undetected or found too late, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Thursday. FILE health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, leaves the dressing room before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of...
Reported by WorldNews on June 7, 2019.
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Front PageFri, 07 Jun 2019 10:57:00 +0000https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Front+Page/1zkidwgbse/One-in-four-Ebola-cases-undetected-in-Congo.htm